Chapter 39 - 039 Sorghum Burn
Zhong Yuying struggled to carry a bucket of swill and poured it into the innermost pot (rural stoves generally have two to three pots; the innermost one is used to cook pig food). She added chopped pigweed, mixed in some chaff, and prepared the pig food. The pig in the house was the lifeblood of the family. Every spring, her father Zhong Liangcai would borrow money to buy a piglet, raise it for a year, and sell it whole during the New Year to make some money. The money from the pig sale was the bank for the next year’s expenses for the family, all of which came from this pig.
Therefore, this pig was treated like a VIP in their home, even more important than her status. Zhong Yuying continuously stuffed firewood into the stove, the dancing flames casting a beautiful red glow on her pale and slender face, making her look quite pretty. However, her expression at the moment spoiled that beauty.
Zhong Yuying frowned, her eyes vacantly staring at the stove. Nearly a week had passed, and that fool Tian Zhaodi still hadn’t come to find her. Did she really have to take the initiative to visit? Zhong Yuying did not want to go to the Tian family at all, mainly because the people in the Tian family never treated her well. Despite originating from middle farmers, Zhong Yuying always held herself in high regard, feeling that their treatment was an act of disdain.
But continuing to wait like this wasn’t a solution either. Daddy had been asking several times these past few days why Tian Zhaodi hadn’t come to their house? Daddy has always strongly supported her befriending Tian Zhaodi. Every time Tian Zhaodi came to their house, Daddy and Mama enthusiastically brought out the best things from the house for that fool to eat, never sparing a thought for their own daughter.
However, her friendship with Tian Zhaodi elevated her status somewhat at home, unlike her older sister and younger sister who couldn’t go to school, had to do heavy farm work every day, and were often scolded and beaten by Daddy. In comparison, she had it much easier, only needing to do house chores and she could also go to school. Of course, the reason Daddy wanted her to go to school was to facilitate a good relationship with Tian Zhaodi. But she didn’t care, as long as she could go to school and become an educated person. In Zhong Yuying’s heart, she truly thought the brainless Tian Zhaodi couldn’t compare to a single one of her fingers.
No, she couldn’t let that fool Tian Zhaodi slip away from her grasp. Zhong Yuying furrowed her brows, deciding to visit the Tian family tomorrow. She would put aside her pride and coax Tian Zhaodi back first. These days without Tian Zhaodi’s food supply, her mouth felt tasteless and she lacked energy in her work. Having made up her mind, Zhong Yuying smiled, looking quite proud and certain that Tian Zhaodi would surely come back under her control.
Tian Sisi didn’t know she was in Zhong Yuying’s thoughts. Right now, Tian Sisi was taking advantage of nap time to check the rice wine she brewed previously in the Space. The wine had already seeped out. Tian Sisi dipped her finger to taste it, brightening up immediately, the wine was pure and even tastier than the rice wine she used to buy in the supermarket in her previous life, and it also had a higher alcohol content, probably around twenty degrees.
She really was a genius! Proudly, Tian Sisi poured out all the wine from the jar. Ten pounds of rice yielded about thirty pounds of wine. Tian Sisi widened her eyes, even though she wasn’t knowledgeable in brewing, she knew this number was extraordinary. She had once heard from a friend that when rural people brewed rice wine, ten pounds of rice would typically yield ten to fifteen pounds of wine; unexpectedly, her first attempt produced so much.